Nice scales Jerry. Like the profile. Accidentally get glue on the tang?! :roflmao JK
You mold your own lead wedges?
How thick a blank do you guys usually start out with?
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I have worked at making some of my very old razors look like they have been loved and cared for for 150 years. Giving them the some what mottled with light and dark grey on the steel. The one effect that I have not been able to achieve is making scales look faded with the obvious grain and soft silver colour. So I would cherish the fade in those scales and perhaps match them to a very nice old blade.
That is going to depend on the repair work. You can hide the repair work with dye if you need to. I would target trying to keep the aged look and blend the repairs to the aged look.
If that did not work out as well as I wanted I would fall back on the dye job. I have not done any dye work on scales, but there are quite a few threads about using hair dye to achieve all kinds of effects.
I might clean the blade some more. All I need now is a chasing hammer and something hard to work on while peening.
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Lots of things can be used besides a hammer. Spoon is one of the most choosen for replacement. A heavy tool from the tool box that has a flat spot can be used to peen on. Just be sure its smooth finished.
This is for if your in a hurry. Ha.
That is going to depend on the repair work. You can hide the repair work with dye if you need to. I would target trying to keep the aged look and blend the repairs to the aged look.
If that did not work out as well as I wanted I would fall back on the dye job. I have not done any dye work on scales, but there are quite a few threads about using hair dye to achieve all kinds of effects.
Remove the pins, give them a good scrubbing and let dry completely. Put something in the pin hole that will spread the scales oh so slightly, drop or two of CA, remove spreader, and clamp the scale from the side. Let cure, sand till all is even. Then saok n polish, the color will likely come back to those